Season 1 Episode 2
National Arts & Education Week September 10 – 16
Welcome to this series of blogs we playfully named “Bobble Around with Doc”. In this series, we will share former student’s heartfelt tributes as well as some of Doc’s stories, adventures and fun facts.
One might ask, why the bobblehead?
At Doc’s 80th birthday party his daughter Kerri gave him a custom bobblehead. It instantly became a hit with the DocFest family who in turn adopted it as their mascot. The whimsical figurine has found its way on all of the DF traditional celebratory cakes as well as part of this series.
Follow us as we learn more about why Doc is so loved and adored!
DocFest joins 1993 HSPVA alumnus, Jason Moran, in honoring Dr. Robert Morgan aka “Doc”
Jason Moran is a jazz pianist, composer and Artistic Director for Jazz at The Kennedy Center. In 2016, he was inducted by DocFest, into the HSPVA’s Jazz Hall of Fame at Houston’s Hobby Center Performing Arts in the Zilka Hall. Jason was the featured artist at DocFest ’16 in Houston, TX. To view a recap of this concert visit photo album here: DocFest ’16 Recap.
As a prominent component of DocFest, Inc., the Board of Directors voted unanimously in 2014 to establish the HSPVA JAZZ HALL OF FAME, members to be highly successful and prominent alumni of the HSPVA jazz program, as selected by the Board. Recipients will be inducted annually at DocFest, and, in most cases, will headline their respective DocFest concerts.
DocFest Inc. was conceived in 2013 by Chris Walker and Ashley (Tamar) Davis, both alumni of Houston’s High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), to honor the career of Robert “Doc” Morgan, HSPVA Director of Jazz Studies (1976 – 1999) and Chair of Instrumental Music (1978 – 1992). The Mission is to support higher education for HSPVA jazz alumni, primarily accomplished by an annual series of benefit concerts featuring successful HSPVA graduates and renowned guest artists.
Thus far, DocFest has contributed over $200,000 to the Helen and Bob Morgan Jazz Scholarship. Your DocFest donations will help support this fund.
Tickets for DocFest ’23 gala are available now here:
DocFest Houston 